We expect readers to understand the basics of the software development process and have some familiarity with Jira. Readers do not need to have any prior knowledge of test management tools, as the book will cover these concepts from the basics through to an advanced level.

To complete this book successfully, readers will require computer systems with at least an Intel Core i3 processor or equivalent, 8 GB RAM, and 4 GB of available storage space. In addition, you will require the following software:

• Windows or iOS operating system.
• Google Chrome / Firefox Mozilla / Internet Explorer (latest version) browsers
• Jira (version 7 onward) with the synaseRT, Zephyr, and Test Management plugins. The version used in this book is 7.
• Jenkins (version 2.150 onward).
• Eclipse IDE.
• Java 8 for Jenkins.

We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. You can download it here: https://www.packtpub.com/sites/default/files/downloads/9781789954524_ColorImages.pdf

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "Testers may also have to use different types of files, such as .doc, .docx, .txt, .pdf, .xls, .xlsx, .csv, .png, or .jpeg to import the data in order to make sure that it works or doesn't work as defined in the test case."

A block of code is set as follows:

package JenkinsDemoPkg;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;
public class demoJenkins {
        @Test
        public void testJenkins(){
               System.out.println("Hello World");
        }
}

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see on screen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "Let's click on the Create new project button."